The case centers on the complex financials of Typhoon, which closed in February 2012 amid a web of trouble. Prosecutors allege Anderson, 56, pocketed an estimated $1 million through a string of thefts between February 2009 and January 2011. The defense contends Anderson was simply repaying himself for loans he made to the company.

Three attorneys have represented Anderson since then, and the trial date has been pushed back at least twice. Anderson’s current attorney, Jeffrey Dickey, picked up the case in August.

On Tuesday, Dickey told the court he hasn’t had enough time to prepare.

Dickey said Anderson made loans “in the trenches” of Typhoon’s daily operations, sometimes through cash, other times by charging purchases on his credit card or withdrawing money from his bank account.

Dickey said the actions created thousands of co-mingled transactions among Anderson, Typhoon and the owners of the chain, Steve and Bo Kline. A forensic accountant is working through the financial trail now. Until the analysis is complete, Dickey said he will not know who to subpoena as witnesses.

Deputy District Attorney Kevin Demer, who has represented the state from the beginning, said he was ready to try the case against Anderson.

When Anderson was first arraigned on the charges, Demer has said investigators had learned Typhoon employee withholdings weren’t submitted to the Internal Revenue Service, and that the restaurant’s owners were left in the dark.

Before ruling in favor of the defense request, Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Bushong asked what would happen if the case went to trial as scheduled Jan. 21.

Dickey said he didn’t believe he could ethically take the case to trial then and implored the court to to grant his request. “I’m only human, Judge,” he said. “This is a complex case.”

Bushong set the new trial date for June and reserved the full month for the trial. “That date is set in stone,” he said. “It’s not going to be changed.”

The development marked the latest chapter in the troubled saga of Typhoon. At its height, it operated several namesake restaurants in and around Portland, a catering business and Bo Restobar in downtown Portland.

Typhoon and surviving co-owner Bo Kline -- Steve Kline died of a heart attack in 2011 -- reached a $100,000 settlement with state labor regulators in August 2012 on charges of discrimination against its Thai chefs, some of whom have pursued separate cases in federal court.

The federal government filed suit against Anderson and Kline in March 2013 and alleged they were liable for $1.3 million in unpaid taxes.

Kline reached a settlement in the case in July. She agreed to make payments to the federal government on behalf of herself and her husband’s estate, but the amount of the settlement is not listed in court documents.

A stipulated judgment was filed Friday against Anderson in the case. Both sides asked the court to enter the judgment, which finds Anderson liable to repay $1.3 million. His attorney in the tax case, Diane Cady, could not be reached Tuesday.